Community:Email 29mar13

In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in interest on the impact of
both upwards and downwards vertical coupling on the Earth’s atmosphere at various
heights, as well as on the near-Earth space environment. Issues such as solar cycle
influences on the lower, middle, and upper atmosphere, as well as wave driven
phenomena propagating from the lower to the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, such as
atmospheric tides and various planetary and gravity waves have highlighted the need
for interdisciplinary cooperation between researchers in different atmospheric
regions.

To address this need, we invite atmospheric and space scientists currently involved
with, or interested in coupling processes within the Sun-Earth system to attend the
Workshop on Whole Atmosphere Coupling during Solar Cycle 24, to be held from July
14-17, 2013 at National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan. This workshop focuses
on building the interdisciplinary foundation required to understand these coupling
processes as we progress through Solar Cycle 24, and is supported in part by funding
from Task Group 4 of the CAWSES-II (Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System)
research program.

• Invited lectures on coupling processes between-the lower, middle, and upper
atmosphere, as well with the solar cycle.

• Presentation of recent research progress on related coupling processes, and their
influences on various atmospheric regions.

• Group discussion and formulation of an interdisciplinary plan for coordinated
observational and modeling efforts during the new solar cycle.